OK, so it was the 32-bit version I had installed all along. I downloaded and installed a fresh copy and tried again. The problem persists. This is when using the pix_video help patch.
Pd window prints this error: error: [pix_videoDarwin]: SGIdle failed with error -9402 [pix_videoDarwin]: no video yet On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at> wrote: > > As far as I know Pd-extended 0.42.5 32-bit works on Mac OS X 10.6. The > 64-bit version does not include Gem. > > .hc > > On Fri, 2011-09-30 at 09:12 +0300, rene beekman wrote: >> pd extended 0.42.5 >> Not sure if it was the 64 or the 32-bit version, will have to try that >> today and report back >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at> >> wrote: >> > >> > Which version of Pd? It definitely won't work if you downloaded the 64-bit >> > build. >> > >> > .hc >> > >> > On Sep 29, 2011, at 2:00 AM, rene beekman wrote: >> > >> >> I'm having problems getting pix_video to work with the build-in iSight >> >> camera on my MacBook. There is no video in the gemwin, just a white >> >> rectangle. >> >> When I send it a message to open the control panel, GEM hangs (it >> >> seems only GEM hangs, I get the beach ball when I hover over the >> >> GemWin, but can still move and edit the Pd patch) >> >> >> >> I've got this on 2 different machines, one 2007 black MacBook and one >> >> white 2010 machine. Both run 10.6.8 with latest updates applied. >> >> >> >> Does anyone else have this problem? Found a solution or even just a >> >> work-around? >> >> >> >> This is coming at the worst of times when tomorrow I need to start >> >> teaching a motion capture course... >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >> >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> > >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > As we enjoy great advantages from inventions of others, we should be glad >> > of >> > an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should >> > do freely and generously. - Benjamin Franklin >> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list